Python for Scientists

A comprehensive introduction to the Python programming language, this updated edition is supported by Jupyter notebooks containing executable versions of all of the book's content. By starting with the very basics and covering a wide range of advanced topics, it represents a useful resource for students, researchers, and professionals alike.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. About Python; 3. Basic Python; 4. NumPy - Numerical math; 5. SciPy - Numerical methods; 6. Matplotlib - Plotting; 7. SymPy - Symbolic math; 8. Pandas - Data handling; 9. Performance Python; 10. Software development tools; Index.

About the author

John M. Stewart was Emeritus Reader in Gravitational Physics at the University of Cambridge, and a Life Fellow at King's College, Cambridge before his death in 2016. He was the author of 'Non-equilibrium Relativistic Kinetic Theory (Springer, 1971) and 'Advanced General Relativity' (Cambridge, 1991), and he translated and edited Hans Stephani's 'General Relativity' (Cambridge, 1990).

Summary

A comprehensive introduction to the Python programming language, this updated edition is supported by Jupyter notebooks containing executable versions of all of the book's content. By starting with the very basics and covering a wide range of advanced topics, it represents a useful resource for students, researchers, and professionals alike.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Mommert, Michael (Universitat St Gallen Mommert, John Stewart, John M. Stewart, John M. (University of Cambridge) Stewart, John M. (University of Cambridge) Mommert Stewart, Stewart John M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781009014809
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0901480-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages; MATHEMATICS / Numerical Analysis, Numerical analysis, Programming & scripting languages: general, Programming and scripting languages: general, COMPUTERS / Languages / General